Snacks & baking

Bebe

Bebe is a small Finnish speciality made from a yeasted dough with a milder flavour than ordinary bread. It is often eaten lukewarm, sliced and spread with butter.

55 min
4 servings
Advanced
Budget-friendly
🇫🇮 Finland

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Ingredients

Optional extras

1 tbsp Brown sugar syrup

On the side

Butter
Jam

Nutrition facts

327 kcal per serving

Protein: 12.9 g
Carbohydrates: 55.2 g
of which sugars: 5.3 g
Fat: 4.9 g
Fiber: 2.9 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

In a bowl, mix the lukewarm milk, yeast and sugar, then leave to rest for 5 minutes until the surface foams.
Add the salt, melted butter and half of the flour, then mix.
Gradually work in the rest of the flour until you have a soft dough that no longer sticks to your fingers.
Knead for 8 minutes on a work surface, then return the dough to the bowl, cover and leave to rise for 1 hour in a warm place.
Shape the dough into a small round or oblong loaf, then leave it to rise for another 20 minutes.
Bake at 220 °C for 25 to 30 minutes, until the crust is golden and the base sounds hollow when tapped.